Guam § 9211 - Fee Payable for Libraries: When to be Paid: Commencement of Action.
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§ 9211. Fee Payable for Libraries: When to be Paid: Commencement of Action.
(a) On the commencement in or the removal to the Superior Court of any civil action, proceeding or
appeal, the party instituting such proceeding or filing the first papers shall pay to the clerk of the court, for
the Guam Law Library, a law library fee computed in accordance with the following schedule for such
increased schedule as may be duly adopted by the Judicial Council.
(1) For filing complaint in Superior Court $10.50
(2) For filing petition for appearance of judgment debtor in Superior Court $ 4.00
(3) For filing confession of judgment $ 8.00
(4) For filing appeals from small claims trial de novo $10.50
(5) For filing small claims in Superior Court $ 3.00
(b) Fifty percent (50%) of all fees collected by the clerk of the Superior Court for fees and for clerical
services rendered in connection with probate and guardianship matters shall be paid over to the Guam Law
Library Fund.
(c) All penal fines and forfeited cash bonds collected by Guam, except those collected by the Traffic
Court, shall be paid over to the Guam Law Library.
(d) All interest and other income earned from funds held in the Judicial Branch Special Trust Funds
shall be paid over to the Guam Law Library.
(e) The fees collected under Subsections (a) and (b) of this Section shall be in addition to any other
fees collected by the clerk pursuant to the schedule established by the Judicial Council in the Rules of Civil
Procedure for the Superior Court.
(f) The government of Guam, agencies and instrumentalities are exempted from paying the fees
prescribed in this Section.
Source: official Guam text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9211 ("Fee Payable for Libraries: When to be Paid: Commencement of Action.") is part of the Guam Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Guam. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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